John Kirk, Tuckerman Capital | The Key to Modern Private Equity and Business Growth: People
John Kirk, Tuckerman Capital | The Key to Modern Private Equity and Business Growth: People  
Podcast: Private Equity Podcast: Karma School of Business
Published On: Thu Aug 24 2023
Description: The Karma School of Business is joined by John Kirk, a Deal Partner and Operating Advisor at Tuckerman Capital. John shares his unique perspective on people, business growth, and perseverance. We discuss: • 1:20 - John's path to private equity • 6:04 - Hiking the Appalachian Trail and a lesson in perseverance • 11:32 - Finding a great business: growth mindset • 13:31 - Finding a great business: alignment to secular trends • 14:30 - Finding a great business: identifiable differentiation • 18:18 - The modern private equity process: managing the motion offense • 25:28 - The differentiators between businesses that are successful and those that aren't • 29:55 - How the best business builders in the world act in times of uncertainty • 34:01 - John's book recommendation For more information on Tuckerman Capital, go to www.tuckermancapital.com For more information on BluWave and this podcast, go to www.bluwave.net/podcast